, 1887-10-06
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Mr.. j. b. Dyer of Irondale was in
town yesterday.
i Miss Cora Bash has'been visiting rel
atives at Oak Harbor.
The ensine of the electric light com
pany was started up yesterday.
a.. Y. rrask, of the 5. r Underwriters
Association arrived yesterday.
Miss Smith of Olympia is whiting h2r
sister, Mrs. Jackman, III thi. city
Hon r. G. Hill and family have gone
east of the mountains for a visit.
Among the passengers from Alaska
per Idaho was Capt. J. n. Fry of 0rcas
Island.
Jan es y. Wood has succeeded james
Wayson az carrier and agent for the
Ledger.
Jimmy" MoGabe has been appointed
freight clerk on the steamer North Pa
ciiic
Mrs Burkett, mother of eur townsmau d.
Herbert L. Buckett, Esq, has removed
to this city with her daughter Mary, to
remain for the winter.
The married couples who were urged
to go upon the stage at the opera house
Saturday evening didn't sonlehaw get up
courage enough to so.
Mr.. PeySer's dry goods store is to be
moved, we learn, into one of the new
brick buildings being completed on the
north side of the street.
Mr.. A. U. Davis wen! to Dungeaess
yesterday, takip&with him two of the
three children of Mrs. Wright, his
daughter, who ia still quiie i'll at the
franklin Hotel.
Hereafter the WEEKLY ARGUS will go
to press on Wednesday evening. Adver-
tisements, in order to insure insertion
in the weekly, should be handed in by
Wed nesday noon.
Mrs. Fanny Anderson arrived home
today. She had been up near Ellens-
burg visiting her daughter and SON in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. w. Fisk, whose infant
child died last week.
Mr.. Peter Mutty of Port Discovery,
who was in town yesterday, says he ex-
poets to be- doing hotel business there
soon on his own account. Peter is q
first-cfass business man in that line.
Mrs A. r. .icFarland, the pioneer mis-
sionary at Wraugel, Alaska, passed
through yesterday. This lady went to
Alaska aboat ten years ago, and has done
noble work there among the Indians.
Mr. J. Scott PEBBLES and son Will
passed through Port Townsend. They
made n pleasant call at the sanetum.
| Mr.. PEBBLES is extensively engaged in
iron aud fire brick manufacture In Ohio.
Mr.. Brown, telegraph operator and
bookkeeper at Hadiock, was in town
sunday Mr.. Brown says the Hadlock
saw mill has an abundance of orders
ahead, and is cutting up TO its capacity
right along.
Mr.. P. S. Dyer, brother of Mr.. j. B.
Dyer Of Irondale, arrived here few
days ago from st. Louis, Mo, with bis
wife. His brother had not seen him for
many years. He is 6rst-class carpenter
and builder by trade, and will probably
locate hereabouts.
Mrs. Flora D. Brown, who has be-
come 50 we'll known to Port Townsend
people during the past tTo or three
years, left today for Portland, Or, and
from thence she Will 90 east. Her many
friends hereabouts are sorry tc lose her
from the town. She will Le krpt in
formed as to Port Townsend by the
ARGUS, and our readers may hear from
her through its columns.
At the Y. Il. G. 4. meeting last
evening there was small at
tendance, owing to the rain. Business
and plans We're discussed, and it was
decided to begin work by holding gos'
pei meetings at Good remplar Hall every
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Proba,
bly, after time there will be an evening
meeting once each week, on some con
venient evening, for men ouly, Mex
Sunday afternoon the meeting will be
specially for young men and will be
conducted by Rev ]. N. Denison.
| The chronological lecture last evening
, was slimly attended-en account of bad